Marketing · head to head
Convert vs Roxhill

Roxhill
Marketing
UK-focused journalist database and media monitoring, founder-owned and annual only
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The short version
- Only Convert has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Convert pricing is driven by monthly tested users, starting at $399 per month for 100,000 monthly tested users on Growth and $599 on Pro; Roxhill the database is UK-centric by reviewers’ own account, with weak US, Australian and broader Asian journalist coverage, so any multi-market programme needs a second vendor and the single-vendor cost case disappears.
- They diverge on capability: Convert covers A/B testing, Roxhill covers Journalist database.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 2 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Convert and Roxhill actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Marketing).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Convert
- A/B testing
- Multivariate testing
- Analytics
- API access
- Google Analytics
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
Only in Roxhill
- Journalist database
- Journalist profiles
- Media lists and distribution
- Media requests and alerts
- Media monitoring
- Bespoke newsletters
- Historical search
- Journalist Assistant
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Convert
- A/B and multivariate testing for conversion optimizationnot Roxhill
- Full-stack experimentation on web and mobilenot Roxhill
- Sequential testing and statistical confidence trackingnot Roxhill
Roxhill
- A UK in-house press office that needs journalist contacts with current pitching preferences rather than a scraped byline list.not Convert
- An agency tracking forward features across UK trade and consumer titles to place clients into planned coverage months ahead.not Convert
- A communications team monitoring named spokespeople and measuring their share of voice against competitors in UK media.not Convert
- A UK public sector body procuring through G-Cloud that needs EEA-hosted media monitoring with a published framework price band.not Convert
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Convert
- Pricing is driven by monthly tested users, starting at $399 per month for 100,000 monthly tested users on Growth and $599 on Pro
- Single Sign-On requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
- Multivariate testing, multi-page testing, full stack and feature flags, sequential testing and raw test data export are all withheld from the Growth plan
- Phone support, change history and guided onboarding require Pro
- The advertised $299 and $420 per month rates require paying the full year up front at $3,588 or $5,040
- The Enterprise plan is price on request, is only available as an annual plan, and its data segregation feature carries additional costs
- Listed prices exclude VAT, GST and other taxes, which are added at checkout
- Above 5 million monthly tested users there is no published rate
Roxhill
- The database is UK-centric by reviewers’ own account, with weak US, Australian and broader Asian journalist coverage, so any multi-market programme needs a second vendor and the single-vendor cost case disappears.
- Contact records go stale: reviewers report old email addresses and phone numbers, distribution bounces, and there is no self-serve verification step before you send.
- At roughly 200,000 to 300,000 journalists it is far smaller than the million-plus figures Cision and Prowly claim, with repeated complaints about thin trade, academic and journal coverage.
- Selling is annual only with no monthly plan and a trial functionally restricted to around two weeks, so you cannot genuinely pilot before a twelve-month commitment, which is a poor fit for project or retainer agency work.
- Licence bands are 1, 3 and 5 seats, and extra logins, workspaces, smart folders, historical search, share of voice and the spokespeople platform are all chargeable add-ons, so a team of eight to fifteen pays well above any headline band.
- Search behaviour is described as counter-intuitive and sometimes returns implausibly few results, which means a null result cannot be trusted and lists need manual cross-checking.
- Monitoring accuracy takes time to settle after switching, so coverage is missed in the first weeks after a cutover, which is a real gap risk if you time the migration badly.
Pricing, plan by plan
Convert
Free- Growth$399/month
- Pro$599/month
- Enterprise$undefined/mo
Roxhill
On request- Core$undefined/year
- 1 licence
- Standard database access
- Journalist Assistant
- Boutique$undefined/year
- 3 licences
- Adds press release distribution
- 3 workspaces, 6 smart folders, 10 spokespeople, 3 newsletters
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- 5 licences
- 5 workspaces, 10 smart folders, 5 newsletters
- Spokespeople platform
- Premium$undefined/year
- Everything in Enterprise
- Insights analysis and bespoke reporting
- Competitor share of voice
Which should you pick?
Choose Convert if
- You need a/b testing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want multivariate testing.
Choose Roxhill if
- You need journalist database.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want journalist profiles.
Questions people ask
- Is Convert or Roxhill better?
- Neither clearly leads. Convert starts at Free and Roxhill at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Convert or Roxhill?
- Convert has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Convert and On request for Roxhill.
- Does Convert or Roxhill run on more platforms?
- Convert runs on Web. Roxhill runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Convert for free?
- Yes. Convert has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Roxhill starts at On request.
- What is Convert best used for?
- Convert is most often used for a/b and multivariate testing for conversion optimization, full-stack experimentation on web and mobile, sequential testing and statistical confidence tracking. Of those, a/b and multivariate testing for conversion optimization and full-stack experimentation on web and mobile are not what Roxhill is typically brought in for.
- What can Convert do that Roxhill cannot?
- Convert covers A/B testing, Multivariate testing, Analytics, API access. Roxhill covers Journalist database, Journalist profiles, Media lists and distribution, Media requests and alerts.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Convert: What is the starting price for Convert?
The Growth plan starts at $399/month (or $299/month billed annually for 25% savings) with 100K monthly tested users, 5 projects, and 5 active experiences per project.
SourceRoxhill: How much does Roxhill cost?
Not published on the vendor site, but the UK G-Cloud 14 listing discloses £6,450 to £25,000 per instance per year. Use that as your anchor.
Convert: What is the difference between Growth and Pro plans?
Both cap at 100K tested users/month, but Pro ($599/month or $420/month annual) adds 30 active projects (vs 5), unlimited experiences per project (vs 5), unlimited domains (vs 10), multivariate testing, full-stack testing, sequential testing, and phone support.
SourceRoxhill: Is Roxhill owned by Cision or Access Intelligence?
No. Companies House shows a single individual holding over 75% of shares and no corporate PSC. It is founder-controlled and unfunded. Note the founder previously sold Gorkana to Cision, so ask for a change-of-control clause.
Convert: How much does the Enterprise plan cost?
Enterprise pricing is available 'on request.' It supports 1M+ monthly tested users (12M+ annually), unlimited projects, experiences, and domains, plus dedicated account manager and custom terms.
SourceRoxhill: Is it usable for US or APAC media relations?
Not well. Reviewers describe US, Australian and Asian coverage as materially weaker than UK. Budget for a second database.
Convert: What is the cost to exceed my monthly tested user limit?
Growth overages cost $399 per 100K additional users. Pro/Enterprise overages cost $699 per 250K additional users. Customers can also upgrade mid-cycle at any time.
SourceRoxhill: Can I buy monthly?
No. Contracts are annual, sales-gated, with a trial of around two weeks.
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